Old-Fashioned Beef Pot Roast

Step 1: Preheat oven to 160°C.

Step 2: Peel and chop vegetables into large bite size pieces.

Step 3: Heat butter and oil in a big oven proof pot and add meat and brown on all sides.

Step 4: Remove meat and add garlic, cook till fragrant (if using onion add with garlic and cook for a few minutes) and then add remaining vegetables and bay leaves and cook for a few more minutes.

Step 5: Add the brandy and cook till evaporated.

Step 6: Remove the vegetables from the pot and put the meat back and then pile the vegetables on top.

Step 7: Pour the vinegar and stock over meat and vegetables.

Step 8: Place the lid on and cook in the oven for 2 - 2 1/2 hours at 160°C.

Step 9: Carve meat and serve combined with vegetables and juices.